Atlantic Challenge Northern Ireland
Ambassadors on the Sea
Welcome...
Dedicated to education through the medium of the sea
Part of the philosophy of the educator Kurt Hahn was that young should train 'through and for the sea'. He described the sea as his 'sternest schoolmaster, unforgiving of mistakes' and said that it gae 'greater exercise of the thinking faculty'. With this in mind, Atlantic Challenge crews are trained and a team selected for the next contest of seamanship. Every two years gigs from all over the world are brought together in a different host country for a week's friendly competition.
Part of the philosophy of the educator Kurt Hahn was that young should train 'through and for the sea'. He described the sea as his 'sternest schoolmaster, unforgiving of mistakes' and said that it gae 'greater exercise of the thinking faculty'. With this in mind, Atlantic Challenge crews are trained and a team selected for the next contest of seamanship. Every two years gigs from all over the world are brought together in a different host country for a week's friendly competition.
We are a cross community, cross gender organisation, giving equal prominance to all individuals in our team. We welcome applicants from all corners of Northern Ireland. Our gig Cwch John Kerr is based at Antrim Boat Club on Lough Neagh and travels to regattas and other maritime events in Ireland and further afield.
